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- the present invention refers in general to the field of mobile telephones and in particular to a mobile telephone network. More in particular, the present invention refers to a method and a system for simulating the behaviour of a mobile telephone network, that can provide services through shared-access channels, based for example on the GSM/GPRS (Global System for Mobile Communications/General Packet Radio Service) standard or on the EDGE (Enhanced Data for GSM Evolution) standard or on the HSDPA (High-Speed Downlink Packet Access) standard or on the UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunication System) standard.
- GSM/GPRS Global System for Mobile Communications/General Packet Radio Service
- EDGE Enhanced Data for GSM Evolution
- HSDPA High-Speed Downlink Packet Access
- UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunication System
- Planning of a network requires the designers to evaluate performances of a network based on geographic data, on network configurations and on expected service requests.
- the tools that simulate the operation of a network provide a practical method for planning the network itself.
- the network planning tools allow the designers to simulate the operation of various network configurations by performing modifications on the network based on statistical data obtained as simulation output.
- Currently-available cellular network planning tools are generally based on simulators of the static type or of the dynamic type.
- the time variable is instead taken into account and the subsequent changes of the network state are regulated by “events”; each “event” represents the realisation of a condition that determines the change of the network state.
- a dynamic simulation system characterised by a modular structure based on interchangeable objects that are able to be selectively activated, which comprises a simulation engine and a plurality of modules representative of apparatuses and elements of the network to be simulated. Due to such structure, the system allows simulating highly complex networks.
- Dynamic simulators are also used for simulating the mobile telephone networks with shared-access channels (such as for example the GPRS network).
- the shared-access channels are physical channels, generally used for packet data transmission, which can be shared among many users.
- the shared-access channels can be used when the packet data transmission is of the intermittent type (such as the download of a Web page) or when a mobile terminal uses a service of the Best-Effort type, namely a service for which the mobile telephone operator cannot guarantee a high quality level.
- Suitable algorithms so-called scheduling algorithms, which are part of the set of procedures/algorithms for managing radio resources (Radio Resource Management or RRM) in a mobile telephone network, schedule, in time, the sharing of a single physical channel among different users.
- RRM Radio Resource Management
- Dynamic simulators taking into account the time variable, are able to simulate the behaviour of the mobile telephone networks with shared-access channels.
- the use of dynamic simulators allows evaluating the effect/impact of scheduling algorithms on performances of this type of networks.
- the Applicant therefore posed itself the problem of making a static simulator that is able to simulate a mobile telephone network with shared-access channels with adequate accuracy and reliability, though without taking into account the time variable.
- the invention solves the above-stated technical problem by introducing, in a static simulator, a module that is able to simulate the management of user scheduling on the shared-access channels of the mobile telephone network to be simulated.
- the module that manages the user scheduling in turn enables all (or a substantial portion of) the users, that generate a packet data traffic, to transmit/receive on at least one of the shared-access channels being present in the network itself.
- the mean throughput can be calculated, namely the mean of information transferred, per time unit, from each mobile terminal onto the shared-access channels on which it has been enabled to transmit/receive during the simulation.
- Another aspect of the present invention refers to a system for simulating at least a first and a second configuration of a mobile telephone network, said first and second configuration of said mobile telephone network being statistically independent one from the other and each comprising a number of mobile terminals to be simulated generating a packet data traffic, said simulating system including:
- a further aspect of the present invention refers to a computer program product that can be loaded in the memory of at least one electronic processor and comprising portions of software code for performing the process according to the invention when the product is executed on a processor: in this context such statement must be deemed wholly equivalent to the mention of means that can be read by a computer comprising instructions for checking a network of computers in order to perform a process according to the invention.
- the reference to “at least one electronic processor” is obviously aimed to enlighten the chance of performing the arrangement according to the invention in a de-centralised context.
- FIG. 1 shows a client-server architecture through which the simulation method according to the invention operates
- FIG. 2 shows an exemplified structure of a simulator made according to the invention
- FIG. 3 shows simulation objects used by the simulator in FIG. 2 ;
- FIGS. 4 and 5 show flow diagrams related to the simulation method according to the invention.
- the method for simulating a mobile telephone network, providing services through shared-access channels can operate through a client-server architecture 1 , of a known type, described below.
- the mobile telephone network which will be referred to in the following description is a mobile telephone network of the GSM/GPRS type (herein below called “GSM/GPRS network”).
- GSM/GPRS network the GSM/GPRS network
- the simulation method according to the invention can be applied also to mobile telephone networks based for example on the EDGE or HSDPA or UMTS standards.
- GSM mobile terminals all mobile terminals that are able to generate a voice-type traffic
- GPRS mobile terminals all mobile terminals that are able to generate a packet data traffic.
- the packet data traffic generated by the GPRS mobile terminals can be, for example:
- the client-server architecture 1 comprises: a client processor 2 , for example a Personal Computer, on which a graphic interface program 3 , of a known type, is installed; a server processor 4 , for example a Work Station, on which a simulator 5 , of the static type, is installed, for simulating the GSM/GPRS network.
- a client processor 2 for example a Personal Computer, on which a graphic interface program 3 , of a known type, is installed
- a server processor 4 for example a Work Station, on which a simulator 5 , of the static type, is installed, for simulating the GSM/GPRS network.
- the simulator 5 receives as input:
- client processor 2 and server processor 4 are mutually interconnected through a data network 9 , of a known type, based for example on a protocol of the TCP/IP type.
- client processor 2 and server processor 4 can be a single processor.
- the network configuration parameters included in the configuration file 6 can for example comprise:
- the statistical data obtained as output from the simulator 5 and stored in the simulation data base 8 can, for example, comprise:
- the signal/noise ratio measured from the GPRS mobile terminal corresponds to the ratio between power associated with data packets that the mobile terminal is receiving on such channel and the remaining power received by the mobile terminal on the same channel.
- the simulator 5 implemented for example in ANSI C++ programming language by means of a project platform of the UML (“Unified Modelling Language”) type, comprises, according to a so-called object-oriented approach:
- the elementary decomposition unit is not the operation (procedure), but the object, represented as an aggregation of variables, data structures and procedures which are considered a single entity by the simulator.
- the simulation objects correspond, in general, to real entity models (real world objects).
- each simulation object directly interacts with the remaining objects, by sending information elements called “messages”.
- the communication through messages is characterised in that the reception of information by the destination object occurs simultaneously with the transmission by the source object.
- the plurality of objects 12 can comprise:
- FIG. 4 shows a simulation algorithm 100 that operates according to the invention.
- the evolution of the simulation algorithm 100 depends on the simulation engine 10 that controls the sequence of simulation steps included in the algorithm itself.
- the simulation algorithm 100 can comprise a step of initialisation of the simulation 110 and one or more iterative steps of event-based micro-simulation 120 .
- each event-based micro-simulation step 120 a network configuration is simulated (in terms of mobile terminals distribution), and all network configurations simulated during the simulation are statistically independent one from the other.
- statically independent means that two network configurations simulated in two following event-based micro-simulations are not the temporal evolution one of the other.
- the step of initialisation of the simulation 110 can comprise the following steps performed by the simulation engine 10 :
- each event-based micro-simulation 120 step can comprise the following steps, performed by the simulation engine 10 :
- the step of initialising the event-based micro-simulation 130 can comprise the following steps, performed by objects 17 of the BSC_MC type, objects 18 of the BTS_MC type and objects 19 of the MS_MC type:
- the first step of processing a radio resources management event 140 comprises at least a step of processing a power control event, performed by objects 19 of the MS_MC type simulating the behaviour of the GSM mobile terminals (defined herein below as “GSM-type objects”).
- GSM-type objects transmit/receive on dedicated-access channels assigned thereto by module BCS_RRM_MC 20 and, simultaneously, through the respective modules MS_PHY_MC 25 , perform measures on such channels, for example of the RXLEV parameter representing the level of received power and the RXQUAL parameter representing the quality level of the received service.
- modules BTS_PHY_MC 23 perform, on the same channels, the measures of RXLEV and RXQUAL parameters received by them. These parameters are useful to obtain, at the end of the step of processing the power control event, the update of its own transmission power by each GSM-type object and each module BTS_PHY_MC 23 .
- the updated of its own transmission power by each GSM-type object and each module BTS_PHY_MC 23 can provide for the cyclic repetition, for a number of times established in the configuration file 6 , of the following steps:
- the second step of processing a radio resources management event 150 provides for the simulation of a scheduling management algorithm of objects 19 of the MS_MC type simulating the behaviour of the GPRS mobile terminals (defined herein below as “GPRS-type objects”) on the shared-access channels of the GSM/GPRS network.
- GPRS-type objects simulating the behaviour of the GPRS mobile terminals
- the simulated scheduling management algorithm uses a time division mode for managing the scheduling.
- time is divided into elementary units (for example 20 ms long) called block periods: for each block period, the scheduling management algorithm assigns to at least one mobile terminal at least one shared-access channel: such mobile terminal is then enabled to transmit on such channel during such block period.
- the scheduling management algorithm is simulated through module BSC_MAC_MC 22 , included in object 17 of the BSC_MC type, that during the second step of processing a radio resources management event 150 , performs one or more scheduling events (each simulating one block period) as will be better described in the following description.
- the second step of processing a radio resources management event 150 starts when module BSC_RR_MC 21 sends to module BSC_MAC_MC 22 a configuration message (arrow 40 in FIG. 3 ) containing at least the following elements:
- Module BSC_MAC_MC 22 through the simulation engine 10 , performs the NumRBslot scheduling events provided in the configuration message sent by module BSC_RR_MC 21 , with a timing that, for example, is 20 ms. During each scheduling event, module BSC_MAC_MC 22 performs the following operations:
- a step for collecting and processing 150 e all measures of signal/noise ratio performed by each GPRS-type object is also provided.
- the mean signal/noise ratio measured by each GPRS-type object is also calculated. All mean signal/noise ratios calculated in the step of collecting and processing 150 e are then stored in the simulation data base 8 .
- the simulation engine 10 verifies whether the module BSC_MAC_MC 22 has performed all scheduling events provided in the configuration message sent by module BSC_RR_MC 21 . If the check has a positive result, the simulation engine 10 ends the second step of processing a radio resources management event 150 and, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, controls the execution of a step for calculating 160 the mean throughput associated with each GPRS-type object. If instead, the check has a negative result, the simulation engine 10 controls the execution of a new scheduling event.
- the mean throughput is calculated depending on the formula:
- T TS,i the mean throughput related to the i-th shared-access channel assigned to the GPRS-type object (this value is calculated by using curves, set in the configuration file 6 , that, for each shared-access channel assigned to the GPRS-type object during the step of executing the event-based micro-simulation 140 , link the values of mean signal/noise ratio to the values of mean throughput);
- N RB,TX is the number of scheduling events in which the GPRS-type object has been enabled to transmission/reception by module BSC_MAC_MC 22 ;
- numRBslot is the number of scheduling events performed by module BSC_MAC_MC 22 ;
- N TS is the number of shared-access channels assigned to the GPRS-type object during the second step of processing a radio resources management event 150 . All values of mean throughput calculated during the step of calculating 160
- the simulation engine 10 verifies whether the simulation algorithm 100 has performed all event-based micro-simulations steps 120 provided in the configuration file 6 . If the check has a positive result, the simulation engine 10 ends the simulation algorithm 100 (stop), otherwise it controls the execution of a new event-based micro-simulation step 120 .
- FIG. 5 an operating example of module BSC_MAC_MC 22 is shown.
- a first 200 a second 210 and a third 220 scheduling event are simulated in succession regarding four GPRS-type objects (MS_MC 1 , MS_MC 2 , MS_MC 3 , MS_MC 4 ) on a first 230 , a second 240 and a third 250 shared-access channel for the uplink connection (namely for the communication occurring from mobile terminal to transceiver station).
- GPRS-type objects MS_MC 1 , MS_MC 2 , MS_MC 3 , MS_MC 4
- the sub-list of GPRS-type objects (MS_MC 1 , MS_MC 2 ) is assigned to the first shared-access channel 230 ; the sub-list of GPRS-type objects (MS_MC 1 , MS_MC 2 , MS_MC 4 ) is assigned to the second shared-access channel 240 ; the sub-list of GPRS-type objects (MS_MC 2 , MS_MC 3 ) is assigned to the third shared-access channel 250 .
- module BSC_MAC_MC 22 selects on each shared-access channel 230 , 240 , 250 , the GPRS-type object that occupies the first position of the sub-list assigned to such channel, namely: the GPRS-type object (MS_MC 1 ) is selected on the first shared-access channel 230 , the GPRS-type object (MS_MC 4 ) is selected on the second shared-access channel 240 , the GPRS-type object (MS_MC 3 ) is selected on the third shared-access channel 250 .
- module BSC_MAC_MC 22 After having selected the GPRS-type objects MS_MC 1 , MS_MC 4 , MS_MC 3 , occupying the first place of the respective sub-list, module BSC_MAC_MC 22 enables them for receiving on the shared-access channel assigned thereto, namely: the GPRS-type object (MS_MC 1 ) is enabled for receiving on the first shared-access channel 230 , the GPRS-type object (MS_MC 4 ) is enabled for receiving on the second shared-access channel 240 , the GPRS-type object (MS_MC 3 ) is enabled for receiving on the third shared-access channel 250 .
- module BSC_MAC_MC 22 disables it and removes it from the first position of the respective sub-list in order to insert it at the bottom of the sub-list itself.
- the first position of the sub-list assigned to the first shared-access channel 230 is now occupied by the GPRS-type object (MS_MC 2 ) while the GPRS-type object (MS_MC 1 ) is at the bottom of the sub-list;
- the first position of the sub-list assigned to the second shared-access channel 240 is also occupied by the GPRS-type object (MS_MC 2 ), while object MS_MC 4 is at the bottom of the sub-list;
- the first position of the sub-list assigned to the third shared-access channel 250 is also occupied by the GPRS-type object (MS_MC 2 ) while the GPRS-type object (MS_MC 3 ) is at the bottom of the sub-list.
- module BSC_MAC_MC 22 performs the second scheduling event 210 in which it selects on each shared-access channel 230 , 240 , 250 , the GPRS-type object that now occupies the first position of the sub-list assigned to such channel. In this case on all three shared-access channels 230 , 240 , 250 , the GPRS-type object (MS_MC 2 ) is selected.
- module BSC_MAC_MC 22 After the GPRS-type object (MS_MC 2 ) has been selected, module BSC_MAC_MC 22 enables it for receiving on the shared-access channels 230 , 240 , 250 and, after the GPRS-type object (MS_MC 2 ) has performed the respective measures of signal/noise ratio, module BSC_MAC_MC 22 disables it and removes it from the first position of each sub-list in order to insert it at the bottom of the sub-list itself.
- the first position of the sub-list assigned to the first shared-access channel 230 is now occupied again by the GPRS-type object (MS_MC 1 ) while the GPRS-type object (MS_MC 2 ) is at the bottom of the sub-list;
- the first position of the sub-list assigned to the second shared-access channel 240 is now occupied by the GPRS-type object (MS_MC 1 ), while the GPRS-type object (MS_MC 2 ) is at the bottom of the sub-list;
- the first position of the sub-list assigned to the third shared-access channel 250 is again occupied by the GPRS-type object (MS_MC 3 ) while the GPRS-type object (MS_MC 2 ) is at the bottom of the sub-list.
- module BSC_MAC_MC 22 performs the third scheduling event 220 , in which it selects on each shared-access channel 230 , 240 , 250 , the GPRS-type object that now occupies the first position of the sub-list assigned to such channel, namely: the GPRS-type object (MS_MC 1 ) is selected on the first and on the second shared-access channel 230 , 240 , while the (MS_MC 3 )-type object is again selected on the third shared-access channel 250 .
- module BSC_MAC_MC 22 After having selected the GPRS-type objects MS_MC 1 , MS_MC 3 , occupying the first place of the respective sub-list, module BSC_MAC_MC 22 enables them for receiving on the shared-access channel assigned thereto, namely: the GPRS-type object (MS_MC 1 ) is enabled for receiving on the first and the second shared-access channel 230 , 240 , while the (MS_MC 3 )-type object is again enabled for receiving on the third shared-access channel 250 . Then, module BSC_MAC_MC 22 ends the scheduling events simulation.
- the simulation method according to the invention allows to simulate, with adequate accuracy and reliability, the scheduling management procedures/algorithms used in mobile telephone networks with shared-access channels without taking into account the time variable and thereby minimising the required times for simulation.
- the simulator 5 can for example be made using any type of computer (Intel, SUN, Apple, etc.) and operating system (Windows, Linux, Unix, MAC OS, etc.).
- ANSI C++ programming language for implementing the simulator 5 is only one possible choice; the simulator 5 can be implemented also using other programming languages, such as for example Java, Delphi, Visual Basic, etc.
- the choice of the ANSI C++ language has been dictated by the good programming flexibility offered by said programming language and by the high level of performance that can be obtained in the finished program in terms of execution speed.
- the simulator 5 according to the invention can be used also for simulating other types of mobile telephone networks in which there are shared-access channels.
- a module similar to the third module BSC_MAC_MC 22 that has been described previously that takes care of managing the scheduling of mobile terminals, which generate a packet data traffic on the shared-access channels.
- the UMTS-FDD Universal Mobile Telecommunications System—Frequency Division Duplex
- DSCH Downlink Shared CHannel
- HS-DSCH High Speed Downlink Shared CHannel
- EDGE Enhanced Data rate for Global Evolution
- a further advantage of the simulator 5 is given by the chance of using some of the results provided by a simulator of the dynamic type or provided by measures performed on the real network, in order to calculate, for example, the number of GPRS-type objects to be simulated, according to the type of traffic that has to be taken into account.
- the simulator 5 can also be used for simulating GPRS mobile terminals generating a data traffic that is different from a data traffic of the FTP (File Transfer Protocol) type.
- the simulator 5 can also be used for simulating GPRS mobile terminals generating a packet data traffic of the WWW (World Wide Web) type.
- the number of GPRS-type objects generating a packet data traffic of the WWW type that can be simulated through the simulator 5 can be computed by taking into account, for example, the following factors:
- Such probability value must be used for obtaining the mean number of shared-access channels to be simulated, and is calculated by taking into account the following factors:
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- simulating a first configuration of said mobile telephone network;
- simulating a second configuration of said mobile telephone network;
said first and second configuration of said mobile telephone network being statistically independent one from the other;
each one of said steps of simulating comprising at least the steps of: - determining a number of mobile terminals generating a packet data traffic;
- assigning to a list of mobile terminals, included in said number of mobile terminals generating a packet data traffic, at least one shared-access channel of said mobile telephone network to be simulated; and
- executing a scheduling management algorithm of said list of mobile terminals on said shared-access channel.
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- at least one object representing a network controller belonging to said mobile telephone network; said at least one object comprising modules configured for:
- assigning to a list of mobile terminals, included in said number of mobile terminals generating a packet data traffic, at least one shared-access channel of said mobile telephone network to be simulated; and
- executing a scheduling management algorithm of said list of mobile terminals on said shared-access channel.
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- a continuous traffic from/to the GPRS mobile terminal, for example a file transfer using a FTP (File Transfer Protocol) protocol;
- a traffic of the WWW (World Wide Web) type, namely the downloading of Web pages as packets representing the various objects forming each Web page.
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configuration file 6 comprising a set of network configuration parameters, listed in the following description, describing the characteristics of the GSM/GPRS network. Network configuration parameters are defined by the mobile telephone operator by using thegraphic interface program 3; - a structured set of territory data extracted from a
territory data base 7. This set of territory data can comprise data regarding: expected traffic, height, morphology, buildings on each territory element (pixel) forming the area in which the GSM/GPRS network will be planned;
and provides as output: - a set of statistical data, listed herein below in the description, describing the performance of the GSM/GPRS network. These statistical data are then stored, in a structured way, in a
simulation data base 8 and afterwards are sent to thegraphic interface program 3 that displays them.
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- the number of cells including in the GSM/GPRS network;
- the geographic position of the cells themselves;
- the number of transceiver stations (Base Transceiver Station or BTS) being present in the network;
- the indication, for each transceiver station BTS, of the cells associated therewith;
- the characteristics of each transceiver station BTS, such as for example: antenna gain, radiation diagram; maximum radiation direction (defined in terms of azimuth and tilt); noise digit of receivers included in each transceiver station BTS; antenna connection losses; transmission powers associated with common channels;
- characteristics of mobile terminals to be simulated, such as for example noise figure of the receiver included in each GSM/GPRS mobile terminal, gain and losses associated with the terminal antenna, maximum transmission power available for the uplink connection (namely the communication occurring from mobile terminal to transceiver station), power dynamics of the mobile terminal; and
- control parameters for radio resources managing procedures/algorithms, comprising, for example: number of radio resources that can be assigned to GSM mobile terminals and number of radio resources that can be assigned to GPRS mobile terminals.
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- mean throughput for each GPRS mobile terminal, namely the mean of information transferred per time unit from each GPRS mobile terminal onto the shared-access channels assigned thereto during the simulation; and
- mean value of signal/noise ratio measured from each GPRS mobile terminal onto the shared-access channels assigned thereto during the simulation.
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simulation engine 10, providing for management and evolution of the simulation; and - a plurality of objects, designated by
reference number 12, each one representing a physical device of the GSM/GPRS network, as better described in the following description.
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- at least one object of the BSC_MC type, designated by
reference number 17, comprising at least threemodules BSC_RRM_MC 20,BSC_RR_MC 21 and BSC-MAC_MC 22, shown in more detail in the following description, simulating the behaviour of a Network Controller (“Base Station Controller”). Within a mobile telephone network, the Network Controllers manage radio resources and control the radio transport; - a plurality of objects of the BTS_MC type, each one designated by
reference number 18, simulating the behaviour of transceiver stations BTS of the GSM/GPRS network. Eachobject 18 of the BTS_MC type comprises at least onemodule BTS_PHY_MC 23, shown in more detail in the following description; and - a plurality of objects of the MS_MC type, each one designated by
reference number 19, simulating the behaviour of the mobile terminals of the GSM/GPRS network. Each object of theMS_MC 19 type comprises at least two modules MS_RR_MC 24 andMS_PHY_MC 25, shown in more detail in the following description. In a preferred embodiment, each object 19 of the MS_MC type can be of the GSM type, namely it can simulate the behaviour of a GSM mobile terminal or can be of the GPRS type, namely it can simulate the behaviour of a GPRS mobile terminal.
- at least one object of the BSC_MC type, designated by
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module BSC_RRM_MC 20, included inobject 17 of the BSC_MC type, simulates the assignment of radio resources for calls related toobjects 19 of the MS_MC type. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention,module BSC_RRM_MC 20 receives from module BSC_RR_MC 21 a request message for assigning radio resources for eachobject 19 of the MS_MC type, processes such request and sends a message tomodule BSC_RR_MC 21 for assigning radio resources to eachobject 19 of the MS_MC type for which a request has been made; -
module BSC_RR_MC 21, included inobject 17 of the BSC_MC type, simulates the configuration of each one of modules BSC_MAC_MC 22,BTS_PHY_MC 23 andMS_RR_MC 24, respectively included inobject 17 of the BSC_MC type and in eachobject 18 of the BST_MC type and each object 19 of the MS_MC type, and activation/deactivation of calls related toobjects 19 of the MS_MC type. According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention,module BSC_RR_MC 21 sends to each one of modules BSC_MAC_MC 22,BTS_PHY_MC 23 and MS_RR_MC 24 a configuration message, so that these modules appropriately use radio resources assigned thereto bymodule BSC_RRM_MC 20. Moreover,module BSC_RR_MC 21 sends to each one of modules BSC_MAC_MC 22,BTS_PHY_MC 23 and MS_RR_MC 24 a message containing indications about activation/deactivation of calls related toobjects 19 of the MS_MC type, for example indications dealing with beginning and end of activation of calls; -
module BSC_MAC_MC 22, included inobject 17 of the BSC_MC type, according to the present invention, simulates the scheduling management (“scheduling algorithm”) ofobjects 19 of the MS_MC type, simulating the behaviour of GPRS mobile terminals, on the shared-access channels of the GSM/GPRS network; -
module BTS_PHY_MC 23, included in eachobject 18 of the BTS_MC type, simulates the physical level of the transceiver station BTS of the GSM/GPRS network and comprises a plurality of objects of the cell type, not shown inFIG. 2 ; -
module MS_RR_MC 24, included in eachobject 19 of the MS_MC type, simulates the configuration of radio resources assigned to GSM and GPRS mobile terminals by module BSC_RRM_MC 20 and the management of activation/deactivation of calls for each of the above mobile terminals. As already previously illustrated,module MS_RR_MC 24 receives from module BSC_RR_MC 21 a configuration message for radio resources and a message containing indications about activation/deactivation of calls. In turn,module MS_RR_MC 24 sends these messages tomodule MS_PHY_MC 25, included in eachobject 17 of the MS_MC type, in order to correctly set such module 8 (arrow 30 inFIG. 3 ); and -
module MS_PHY_MC 25 simulates the physical level of GSM and GPRS mobile terminals.
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configuration file 6; - creating the simulation objects depending on network configuration parameters read from the
configuration file 6. More specifically, thesimulation engine 10 instantiates theobjects 17 of the BSC_MC type, theobjects 18 of the BTS_MC type and theobjects 19 of the MS_MC; - bi-directionally connecting the simulation objects, as indicated in the configuration file 6: in particular the bi-directional connection allows a simulation object to be able to interact with another simulation object and vice versa. More specifically, the
simulation engine 10 connectsobjects 17 of the BSC_MC type withobjects 18 of the BTS_MC type and objects 19 of the MS_MC type (arrows FIG. 3 ) and objects 19 of the MS_MC type withobjects 18 of the BTS_MC type (arrow 33 inFIG. 3 ); and - initialising objects 17 of the BSC_MC type, objects 18 of the BTS_MC type and objects 19 of the MS_MC type so that they are configured in an initial state.
- reading the parameters included in the
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- a step of initialisation of the event-based
micro-simulation 130; - a first step of processing a radio
resources management event 140 in which a traffic distribution of the voice type, realised byobjects 19 of the MS_MC type simulating the behaviour of the GSM mobile terminals, is analysed; and - a second step of processing a radio
resources management event 150 in which a traffic distribution of the packet data type, realised byobjects 19 of the MS_MC type simulating the behaviour of the GPRS mobile terminals, is analysed.
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- configuring the common channels, namely the channels that are used for activation/deactivation of calls related to
objects 19 of the MS_MC type. In particular,module BSC_RRM_MC 20, included inobject 17 of the BSC_MC type, configures the common channels for the cells controlled by eachobject 18 of the BTS_MC type; for each cell and each channel,module BSC_RRM_MC 20 sets a value of transmitted power calculated based on theconfiguration file 6; the minimum set of common configured channels comprises at least channel BCCH (“Broadcast Control CHannel) and channel CCCH (“Common Control CHannel”). - calculating one's own position by each
object 19 of the MS_MC type that, for example, randomly extracts it within the area in which the GSM/GPRS network will be planned; - calculating by
module MS_RR_MC 24, included in each object of the MS_MC type, the value of SAF (Service Activity Factor) parameter, for example by randomly extracting a value included between 0 and 1 for such parameter. In particular, the SAF parameter represents the activity probability associated with each GSM and GPRS mobile terminal for a certain simulated traffic distribution; - calculating by
module MS_RR_MC 24, included in eachobject 19 of the MS_MC type simulating the behaviour of a GPRS mobile terminal, the TBC (Total Block Count) parameter, for example by randomly extracting a value included between 0 and 1 for such parameter. In particular, the TBC parameter represents the amount of packet data traffic that each GPRS mobile terminal can generate during the simulation; - managing the camping: each object 19 of the MS_MC type determines which common BCCH channel receives with the higher signal level;
- recording in
module BSC_RR_MC 21, included inobject 17 of the BSC_MC type, all modules MS_RR_MC 24 included in eachobject 19 of the MS_MC type whose calculated SAF value is, for example, lower than a threshold (SAF_THRESHOLD) read in theconfiguration file 6. The total number ofobjects 19 of the MS_MC type that take part in each step of event-basedmicro-simulation 120 can be calculated, in a known way, by using data contained in theterritory data base 7. Moreover, in theconfiguration file 6 the total number ofobjects 19 of the MS_MC type is divided intoobjects 19 of theMS_MC type 19 simulating the behaviour of the GSM mobile terminals and objects 19 of the MS_MC type simulating the behaviour of the GPRS mobile terminals.Module BSC_RR_MC 21 records modules MS_RR_MC 24 by dividing them, according to what is established in theconfiguration file 6, into: modules MS_RR_MC 24 included inobjects 19 of the MS_MC type simulating the behaviour of the GSM mobile terminals and modules MS_RR_MC 24 included inobjects 19 of the MS_MC type simulating the behaviour of the GPRS mobile terminals; - sending to
module BSC_RRM_MC 20, bymodule BSC_RR_MC 21, a request for radio resources related to eachmodule MS_RR_MC 24 recorded by module BSC_RR_MC 21 (arrow 34 inFIG. 3 ); - sending by module BSC_RRM_MC 20 a message for assigning radio resources to each
module MS_RR_MC 24 recorded by module BSC_RR_MC 21 (arrow 35 inFIG. 3 ); if there are no more radio resources available,module BSC_RRM_MC 20 sends a message for refusing the assignment of radio resources to the remainingmodules MS_RR_MC 24; - sending by module BSC_RR_MC 21 a configuration message, for each assignment message received in the previous step, to modules MS_RR_MC 24 so that they use the radio resources assigned thereto by module BSC_RRM_MC 20 (
arrow 36 inFIG. 3 ); in this way,module BSC_RR_MC 21 performs the configuration of channels assigned toobjects 19 of the MS_MC type simulating the behaviour of the GSM mobile terminals (dedicated-access channels, namely channels reserved to a single mobile terminal) and of channels assigned toobjects 19 of the MS_MC type simulating the behaviour of the GPRS mobile terminals (shared-access channels, namely channels used by one or more mobile terminals); - sending by module BSC_RR_MC 21 a configuration message of the starting power to modules BTS_PHY_MC 23, associated with cells in which there are
objects 19 of the MS_MC type simulating the behaviour of the GSM mobile terminals, and to modules MS_RR_MC 24 included in such objects (arrows FIG. 3 ).
- configuring the common channels, namely the channels that are used for activation/deactivation of calls related to
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- sending to
module BSC_RRM_MC 20 by modules BTS_PHY_MC 23 a report message containing the measured values of RXLEL and RXQUAL parameters (arrow 44 inFIG. 3 ); - processing by
module BSC_RRM_MC 20 the measured values of RXLEL and RXQUAL parameters contained in the report message to calculate the new transmission power of modules MS_PHY_MC 25 andmodules BTS_PHY_MC 23; - sending by module BSC_RRM_MC 20 a configuration message of the new transmission power value to modules MS_PHY_MC 25 (
arrow 39 inFIG. 3 ); - sending by module BSC_RRM_MC 20 a configuration message of the new transmission power value to modules BTS_PHY_MC 23 (
arrow 44 inFIG. 3 ); - updating by modules MS_PHY_MC 25 their own transmission power depending on the received configuration message of
module BSC_RRM_MC 20; and - updating by modules BTS_PHY_MC 23 their own transmission power depending on the received configuration message of
module BSC_RRM_MC 20.
- sending to
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- number (NumRBslot) of scheduling events to be performed;
- time length of each scheduling event, for example 20 ms (this parameter is contained in the configuration file 6); and
- list of GPRS-type objects to which radio resources have been assigned in transmission/reception for the current step of event-based
micro-simulation 120. This list is divided into one or more sub-lists, each one comprising the number of GPRS-type objects that, for the current step of event-basedmicro-simulation 120, are assigned to each shared-access channel included in the GSM/GPRS network; such list is determined depending on the assignment of radio resources performed bymodule BSC_RRM_MC 20 during each step of initialisation of the event-basedmicro-simulation 130, by counting, for each shared-access channel how many GPRS-type objects received such channel as assignment; and - starting power to be assigned to modules BTS_PHY_MC 23 included in each
object 18 of the BTS_MC type, associated with cells in which there areobjects 19 of the MS_MC type simulating the behaviour of the GPRS mobile terminals (arrow 41 inFIG. 3 ).
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- reviews (150 a) every GPRS-type object belonging to the list of GPRS-type objects with radio resources assigned in transmission/reception for the current step of event-based
micro-simulation 120 and, for each sub-list, and therefore for each shared-access channel, selects the GPRS-type object occupying the first place of the related sub-list, keeping memory of the latest selected GPRS-type object in the sub-list itself; - enables (150 b) to transmission/reception, on the respective shared-access channel, each GPRS-type object selected in the previous step (
arrows FIG. 3 ). Under this condition, each GPRS-type object can transmit/receive on at least one shared-access channel assigned thereto simultaneously performing measures about the signal/noise ratio being present in that channel; - disables (150 c) each previously-enabled GPRS-type object, once this latter one has performed the respective measures of signal/noise ratio on the shared-access channels assigned thereto;
- removes (150 d) each previously-disabled GPRS-type object from the first position of the respective sub-list, inserting it at the bottom of the sub-list itself. In this way, the GPRS-type objects that will be enabled to transmission/reception in the scheduling event to be simulated are those that in the just simulated scheduling event occupied the second position of the respective sub-list, and so on for all following scheduling events to be simulated.
- reviews (150 a) every GPRS-type object belonging to the list of GPRS-type objects with radio resources assigned in transmission/reception for the current step of event-based
where TTS,i is the mean throughput related to the i-th shared-access channel assigned to the GPRS-type object (this value is calculated by using curves, set in the
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- the characteristics of the traffic of the WWW type to be simulated, such as for example the mean number of packets forming each WWW page to be downloaded, the mean number of WWW pages forming an Internet session, the speed with which data are transmitted by the Web server from which the pages must be downloaded;
- the mean downloading time of a single object of a WWW page in a network similar to the one that has to be simulated, obtained for example from a simulator of the dynamic type that has simulated this network or from measures performed on the real network;
- the probability of allocating GPRS-type objects on shared-access channels not used by other GPRS-type objects.
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- parameters related to the shared-access channels assigning algorithm, such as for example: maximum number of GPRS-type objects that can be assigned for each shared-access channel, number of shared-access channels used by each GPRS-type object for packet data transmission;
- characteristics of the WWW traffic to be taken into account, such as for example: mean size of packets, mean size of WWW pages packet header, mean number of packets per WWW page;
- mean downloading time of a single object of a WWW page in a network similar to the one that has to be simulated, obtained, for example, as described previously, from measures performed on the real network or from a simulator of the dynamic type used for simulating the network that is similar to the network that has to be simulated; and
- constants characterising the scenario to be simulated, such as, for example, mean traffic per cell; such quantities are obtained, for example, from a simulator of the dynamic type that has simulated a network similar to the one that has to be simulated or from measures performed on the real network.
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